"finger-four" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: finger-fours [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} finger-four (plural finger-fours)
  1. (aviation) A flight formation used by fighter aircraft. It consists of four aircraft, and four such formations can be combined into a squadron. Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-finger-four-en-noun-7AoAGeX4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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